I am coming around to the idea, though reluctantly, that there is much hidden or subconscious racism in our society, though not where it is most expected or searched for. This is particularly noticeable when modern journalists attempt to parse morally complex events, alleviating their psychological discomfort by weak attempts at displaying their goodwill. Shallow conventions of speech become a...

　　God Is Present 　　Weekly Overview 　　This week we'll spend time stirring up our affections for God through the renewing of our minds. Your mind is the gateway to your affections. What you think is worthy of your affections is what will receive them. So, as we grow in our understanding of God’s overwhelming goodness we will naturally give him our...

　　On November 24, 2024, Romanian voters sent two outsider politicians—one being the nationalist provocateur Călin Georgescu—into a Presidential run-off, scheduled for December 8. Yet days before the second round, Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the election results based on a report from the country’s intelligence community. Their findings implied that Russia was behind a massive disinformation campaign via TikTok. Georgescu and...

　　Communication Style Check-in 　　By Jen Ferguson 　　“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every personbe quick to hear,slow to speak,slow to anger.” James 1:19, ESV 　　So many times, I have heard the whisper, “Don’t say it. Don’t say it!” But of course, in several instances, I have left the warning unheeded and the words tumbled out of my mouth, often resulting...

　　This week British Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly ranted against “lies and misinformation” being spread by Elon Musk. The billionaire took to social media through X to post about the well-documented and notorious Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal. From the late 1980s to 2013, Pakistani-immigrant men groomed and abused working-class British girls, often but not always white. Police botched the...

　　When You Feel Like Giving Up in Prayer 　　By Lynette Kittle 　　Bible Reading: 　　“Pray continually.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 　　Have you ever faced a situation that looked hopeless, like things just weren’t going to change or work out, yet against all the odds, you kept praying? Despite the critics and obstacles faced, did you believe the impossible to happen? 　　Let’s...

　　A Habit of Gratitude 　　Your Nightly Prayer for Jan. 20, 2025 　　by Sophia Bricker 　　TONIGHT'S SCRIPTUREGive thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. - 1 Chronicles 16:34 　　SOMETHING TO PONDERLooking forward to the next thing in life is a habit most of us follow. The next day, a fresh season, the latest trend, a new...

　　Politicians and economists promise higher standards of living. Are there reliable, objective measures to help determine when theirpolicies are achieving this goal? 　　At present, most analyses of the question draw primarily on aggregate numbers computed regularly in every country, offered with little commentary on their reliability, either conceptual or in measurement. The numbers draw on a roughly century-old academic field of...

　　A Prayer for Protection and Safety during Winter Storms 　　By: Emma Danzey 　　Bible Reading:“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’”- Psalm 91:1-2 　　Read or Listen Below: 　　It is difficult to know...

　　3 Lessons We Learn Following God 　　By: Jennifer Heeren 　　The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you” (Genesis 12:1). 　　God didn’t give Abram (later to be called Abraham) a detailed map or even show him the exact final destination. He basically said,...

　　Secure in Shifting Sand 　　By Megan Conner 　　Bible Reading: 　　“For I am God, and there is no other; 　　I am God, and there is none like Me, 　　Declaring the end from the beginning, 　　And from ancient times things that are not yet done.” – Isaiah 46:9-10 (NKJV) 　　Anyone else feel like the only thing certain in this world is the...

　　Once when I was walking through Cambridge with a friend, we saw a church dedicated to English martyrs. My friend asked, “Mary’s or Elizabeth’s?”—Protestant or Catholic martyrs, in other words. It made me think that one difference between Protestantism and the older confessions or churches is that martyrs feature much less in modern Christianity, whereas it would almost be trivial...